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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$4,907 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate School for You

With 118 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical/medical laboratory science is the #13 most popular major in Alabama.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alabama to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for clinical laboratory science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson State Community College the best value school in Alabama for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jeff State are $4,920 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Alabama. Located in the distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,860 per year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, John C Calhoun State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Calhoun Community College are $4,940 per year.

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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 266
North Carolina 240
Tennessee 895
Kentucky 129
Georgia 137
West Virginia 92
Virginia 189
Louisiana 155
Mississippi 112
South Carolina 91
Arkansas 136

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 7,599
Laboratory Technician 4,185
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 3,912
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 1,108
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 982
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 280
Histologic Technician 243
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 220
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 106
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 101
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician 78
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist 46
Hematology Technology 41

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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